Ornate Flying Fox vs Plain Dark-bee

Pteropus ornatus compared with Stelis phaeoptera

Key Differences

• Ornate Flying Fox is Vulnerable while Plain Dark-bee is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ornate Flying Fox	Plain Dark-bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)
Class	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Insecta (Insekten)
Order	Chiroptera (Fledertiere)	Hymenoptera (Hautflügler)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Megachilidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Stelis
Species	Pteropus ornatus	Stelis phaeoptera

Evolutionary Relationship

Ornate Flying Fox and Plain Dark-bee share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Tier)

Conservation Status

Ornate Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Plain Dark-bee

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ornate Flying Fox	Plain Dark-bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ornate Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Plain Dark-bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.